Lot Essay
Cf. Ancient Egyptian Glass and Faience, Part III, Christie's London, 8 December 1993, lot 228 for similar glass amulets.
Details
A CORNELIAN FIGURE OF PTAICHOS
LATE DYNASTY XVIII/EARLY DYNASTY XIX, CIRCA 1400-1250
The standing dwarf god with ears pierced probably for suspension, standing with hands on hips, with squat legs and dangling phallus, mounted
2.1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high
LATE DYNASTY XVIII/EARLY DYNASTY XIX, CIRCA 1400-1250
The standing dwarf god with ears pierced probably for suspension, standing with hands on hips, with squat legs and dangling phallus, mounted
2.1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of the late Madame Marion Schuster, Lausanne.